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Coakley’s failed Senate bid created intraparty angst, with her advisers accusing national Democrats of leaving her out in the cold and the other side blaming her for a shoddy campaign to take the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat.

She would be the first woman in the state’s 2014 governor race, and her standing has improved in recent polls, according to the report. Coakley could announce her aspirations prior to a July 10 fundraiser marking her 60th birthday.

A Coakley-Brown rematch isn’t entirely out of the question. Brown joined a law firm last month, and state Republicans have signaled he has no plans to run, but the ex-lawmaker has yet to make a public statement.

Coakley would join a ballooning field of Democratic contenders.

Democrat Donald Berwick, who spent more than a year running the Medicare and Medicaid programs under President Barack Obama, announced earlier this month that he will vie to succeed retiring Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick. Little-known businessman Joseph Avellone also is running.

Rep. Michael Capuano told reporters last month that he’s close to deciding whether to run. And after losing to Sen.-elect Ed Markey in the primary, Rep. Stephen Lynch could also enter the field, among others.

Charlie Baker, the Republican who Patrick defeated by 6 percentage points in the 2010 governor’s race, is considering a comeback next year as well.